ISS 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Massachusetts National Guard, Great Chinese Famine, Bride Kidnapping
1 Jun 2016
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Human population growth and distribution: population growth, exponential population growth, total fertility rate b. i. >2. 0 = population growth for a country b. iii. Highest birth rates: african continent and middle east b. vi. Decline in total fertility rate (tfr) across all categories b. viii. Top 10 countries with highest birth rate (tfr) are all in africa: population growth in developing countries (ldcs, some nics) is 15x faster than in developed countries (mdcs, china has the greatest population in the world d. i. India is #2, us is #3: prediction: india has the greatest population increase today, so it"s population will surpass china"s in the next 10-50 years, example: china"s one child policy (essay) f. i. Started in the late 1970s and early 1980s by china"s central government to: f. i. 1. Reduce the growth rate of china"s enormous population (at time approaching 1 billion) f. i. 2. Chinese famine (1958-1961), at least 36 million died f. ii. Exemptions: rural couples, ethnic minorities, first child is handicapped/disabled f. ii. 1.
